Learn to Fly a Glider
Have a Trial Flight, Come on a Course, or Join the Club
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First Solos
Ever wanted to Learn to Fly? the BGGC is where it begins...
Flying a glider is a great way to experience the wonders of flight. Challenging, peaceful or highly competitive, gliding is a sport that offers a whole range of opportunities. You can drift silently along enjoying the sky and the country below, sharing a thermal with a circling buzzard. You can climb to heights where you breathe oxygen and your fingers stiffen from the cold, or you can spend your day improving your skills or helping others.
Embrace adventure
Give Gliding a Try !
Come on a Course
We offer Holiday courses for beginners as well as more advanced courses if you have some experience.
Have a Trial Flight
The ideal introduction , from a simple flight to a memorable “Mile High” experience, Gift Vouchers available
Learn to Fly
Join as a club member- we have packages to help you learn to fly and get your Sailplane Pilots Licence
JOIN OUR CADET SCHEME
The BGGC runs an active cadet scheme, aimed at ages 14-16, and is a BGA recognised Junior Gliding centre.
Trial Flights
Choose a TRIal Flight
An introduction to the world of gliding, see how a glider flies or simply enjoy the stunning views. Vouchers are available that make a great Xmas or Birthday gift or just a treat for yourself. Our Trial Glider Flight vouchers are valid for 12 months and we offer a range of options from a simple 2000ft aero-tow through to a memorable “mile high” experience.
The Bristol & Gloucestershire Gliding Club
We have members ranging from teenagers to retirees as well as offering the chance to mix with like minded people in a friendly club environment.
Our instructors provide free training, so you just pay for your membership and the flights. Everyone is welcome – we are a Junior Gliding Centre (you can go solo from age 14) and a participant in Women and Inclusivity in gliding. We offer Advanced and Improver training, and have an active cross-country and social scene.
BGGC members have gone on to become Gliding Instructors, National and World Champions, Airline pilots or simply fly with us year after year to enjoy their sport.
As a club, we’ve got a long history; we moved to Nympsfield in 1957, and one of our founders was naturalist Sir Peter Scott, who went on to become British Gliding Champion.
Designated by Sport England as a “National Significant Area for Sport” our beautiful airfield is right on the Cotswold Edge, just off the Cotswold Way – come and visit! We are also home to Caper Cafe/Restaurant….
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